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The Age of Steam Roundhouse, Sugarcreek, Ohio, USA, is a private roundhouse housing steam and diesel locomotives, passenger cars and other railroad equipment. ==History== The roundhouse was built by Jerry Joe Jacobson, former CEO of the Ohio Central Railroad System (OCRS). In October 2008, Jacobson sold his interest in OCRS to Genesee & Wyoming, Inc., including the track, modern equipment and most of the shops and depots. Jacobson kept a collection of vintage steam and diesel locomotives, other old equipment and a depot at Sugarcreek, Ohio.OCRS. He bought 34 acres in Sugarcreek and began constructing a roundhouse to house his collection. The Age of Steam Roundhouse website says it was the "first full-sized, working roundhouse built in the U.S. since 1951." It outlines its goals as: : * Preserve the steam locomotives, historic diesels, passenger cars and other railroad relics in the collection of Jerry Joe Jacobson. : * : * Build a full-scale, operating and realistic roundhouse and back shop to overhaul, repair and maintain Jerry’s rolling stock. : * : * Operate the steam locomotives on freight trains. : * : * Display railroad heritage for future generations. : The project was paid for by Jacobson and his wife, Laura. They set up an endowment to maintain the site. They do not intend to running passenger trains although others can rent trains. The owners plan to run steam locomotives on neighboring railroads.〔 Architect F.A. Goodman says the building is 48,000 square feet and of "solid masonry walls" and "heavy timber framing". It has 18 stalls each large enough for a locomotive and its tender. The Goodman company says the roundhouse (is) one of the largest heavy timber structures in America.〔 Initially, there were no plans to open the roundhouse for tours of any kind, but in the winter of 2015, it was announced that the roundhouse will offer private guided tours on Saturdays during the summer and fall.〔http://www.ageofsteamroundhouse.com/tour-announce.html〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Age of Steam Roundhouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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